(MACKINAC ISLAND) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday she had "nothing to announce" about a possible 2028 Presidential bid.
That's a step back from her comment made hours earlier that she will not run for President after leaving office later this year.
Following her annual speech at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Whitmer said she had nothing to announce. Then a few house later, the Democratic Governor said she never thought she would ever run for Governor, and that she would never say never about anything after her term as Governor is over.
Whitmer has long been viewed by some Democrats as a possible White House contender after her decisive election victories in the closely contested state that Republican Donald Trump has carried twice in presidential votes. Whitmer is term-limited and will be done after this year.
For months, Whitmer has offered only cautious answers about her political future. She seemed to put an end to the speculation during an interview earlier Thursday, telling Fox 2 Detroit that there will be a robust group of people running for president, but she will not be one of them in 2028.
However she backtracked later in the day, saying she wanted to "correct the record." Whitmer said she was answering the "100th question of the morning about it" and said she wasn't making any plans.
Whitmer has previously said she plans to take time before deciding on her next move politically.